Wednesday, February 4, 2009

ZOOM - Playgrounds (1973)

Does anyone remember ZOOM? ZOOM was an educational television show, created almost entirely by children, which aired on PBS from January 1972 to March 1978. Today I'm sharing the album Playgrounds starring the original ZOOM cast. The LP came in a box which also included a songbook, a sticker and a large fold-out poster.

[DOWNLOAD] ZOOM - Playgrounds (1973)01- Playground In My Mind02- Rock Island Line03- When The Saints Go Marching In04- Simon Says05- This Old Man06- Swing Low, Sweet Chariot07- So Long At The Fair08- The Laughing Song09- You Can Be A Band10- Bingo11- Igpay Atinlay12- Funky Mac Donald13- Always Be Friends14- I've Been Working On The Railroad15- If We Only Had Love16- What The World Needs Now

Below is the front and back cover of the songbook, the flipside of the front and back cover with the kids profiles, plus two more pages (the rest of the pages are lyrics to the songs...too many to scan).And here's the sticker and poster...

awesome. i stumbled upon this at a thrift store, not having heard any of it... I was only familiar with ZOOM of the 90s. that poster has graced my walls for years now, and still is a conversation starter!

Just found a near mint copy of Playgrounds in a discount bin this weekend for thirty-nine cents! "Always Friends" is a great little ballad! Almost doesn't even seem like it's a "kid's" song fit for this album. Even though I'm a 70s baby, I didn't grow up with Zoom (I'm from the U.S.). But this song is GREAT! I'll put it in my collection next to my Electric Company album! Thanks for the Come On And Zoom record, though!